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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of the following companies were among those making 5% or more percentage moves in the stock market Tuesday.

Advancers

Corcept Therapeutics Inc.
CORT, -0.88%
shares soared 34.1% after the company said it has been notified that the Food and Drug Administration has opened the investigational new drug application for Corlux for the treatment of Cushing's Syndrome. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Corcept said the FDA indicated that a single study may provide a reasonable basis for the submission of a new drug application for Corlux.

Dollar Financial Corp.'s
DLLR
shares rose 5.2%. Fiscal fourth-quarter earnings grew to $10.3 million, or 42 cents a share, from the year-earlier $1.9 million, or 10 cents a share. The Berwyn, Pa., check-cashing company's revenue grew to $109.1 million for the period ended June 30, from $86.9 million. Same-store sales grew 7.1% in the quarter.

G-III Apparel Group's
GIII, +0.23%
shares jumped 16.4%. Fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed to $884,000, or 5 cents a share, from $1.7 million, or 14 cents a share, a year earlier on a sales boost led by its Calvin Klein, Guess and Sean John brands. The New York apparel company's net sales for the quarter ended July 31 increased 21% to $83.9 million from $69.1 million.

LSI Logic Corp.
LSI, -0.72%
shares rose 7% after it was upgraded to buy from hold by Deutsche Bank, which said it believes business has bottomed in the second quarter and revenue will likely grow in the third quarter with margin expansion.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
NABI
shares soared 21.9% after it agreed to sell its Nabi Biologics unit to Biotest Pharmaceuticals for $185 million in cash. Nabi said the move is the successful outcome of a strategic review. Biotest
BTESF, -35.10%
(522720)said the deal will give it a share of the U.S. plasma protein market to complement its European plasma protein business.

Thornburg Mortgage Asset Corp
TMA
shares jumped 8.8% after it was upgrade at UBS to buy from neutral but the broker cut its price target to $18 from $27.

United Retail Group Inc.
URGI
shares rocketed 77.6% after it agreed to be acquired for $13.70 a share, or $198.9 million, by the Redcats subsidiary of the Paris luxury-goods group PPR. (012148) URGI also reported that fiscal second-quarter fell 56% on 1.1% higher net sales and 1% lower comparable-store sales.

Decliners

Exelixis Inc.
EXEL, -1.42%
shares lost 8.8% after the company said it has agreed to sell 7 million shares in a public offering. The South San Francisco biotechnology company gave the underwriter, Goldman, Sachs & Co., an option on 1.05 million more shares.

MFRI Inc.
MFRI
shares tumbled 24.4%. Late Monday, the Niles, Ill.-based maker of piping systems reported second-quarter net earnings of $1.44 million, or 21 cents a share, down 37.6% from $2.31 million, or 41 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue in the quarter ended July 31 rose 10% to $58.9 million from $53.5 million.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.
JBSS, -1.32%
shares jumped 11.8%. The company said its fiscal fourth-quarter net loss narrowed to $3.9 million, or 37 cents a share, from $9.6 million, or 91 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue in the quarter ended June 28 dropped 6% to $122.9 million from $130.8 million. The Elgin, Ill., nut producer also said its independent auditor intends to issue a "going concern" qualification for the company's financial statements for the year ended June 28.

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SHRP
shares plunged 17.5% after the company said its fiscal second-quarter loss widened to $20.6 million, or $1.36 a share, from $14.6 million, or 98 cents a share, a year earlier. The San Francisco specialty retailer's revenue fell 25% to $80.3 million in the period ended July 31 from $107.2 million in the year-ago period.

Smart Modular Technologies Inc.
SMOD
shares fell 10%. The company expects to post fiscal fourth-quarter net income of 21 cents to 23 cents a share, including 3 cents to 5 cents a share related to the release of a deferred tax asset allowance. The Fremont, Calif., memory manufacturer expects to report sales of $160 million to $165 million for the period ended Aug. 31, down 16% to 19% from the same period a year earlier. DRAM pricing and a leveling in demand hurt fourth-quarter results, the company said. Wall Street expected fourth-quarter earnings of 24 cents a share, on revenue of $206.7 million, according to Thomson Financial

Shuffle Master Inc.
SHFL
shares fell 8%. The company reported third-quarter earnings of $2.7 million, or 8 cents a share, down 62% from $7.3 million, or 20 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The Las Vegas maker of gambling products said revenue in the three months ended July 31 rose to $45.1 million from $40.7 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were expecting profit of 13 cents on revenue of $46 million.

Source Interlink Cos.
SORC
shares lost 6.4%. The company reported second-quarter earnings of $2.2 million, or 4 cents a share, down 46% from $4.1 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The Bonita Springs, Fla., marketer of entertainment DVDs, CDs and books said revenue in the three months ended July 31 rose to $434.1 million from $433.3 million.

Syntax-Brillian Corp.
BRLC
shares fell 6.2%. Before the opening bell, the Tempe, Ariz.-based electronics manufacturer announced that it will reschedule its fourth-quarter and year-end fiscal 2007 earnings release originally set for Tuesday. Syntax- Brillian said the rescheduled date will be on or before the filing date of the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30.

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